His GoT casting comes just days after HBO president Michael Lombardo essentially confirmed that the fantasy smash would conclude at the end of Season 8. “[The producers are] feeling like there’s probably two more years after six,” Lombardo added. “I would love for them to change their minds, but that’s what we’re looking at right now.”

Game of Thrones Season 6 is slated to premiere in April 2016.

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